The first report of healthful advantages of the water drawn from the municipal well of Inowrocław appeared in a document issued by the Royal Chancellery of King Kazimierz Jagiellończyk in 1450.
Other historical sources indicate that the local waters cured the infertility of Judith, a wife of King Władysław Herman and the mother-to-be of the future King Bolesław Krzywousty However, the contemporary spa in Inowrocław was established a few hundred years later, in 1875, by a joint-stock company called Solanki Inowrocławskie (the salt springs of Inowrocław). The enterprise was located in the landed property of Rąbin, purchased from its owner, Doctor Zygmunt Wilkoński. In order to raise necessary funds for the undertaking 300 registered shares were issued at 300 marks each.
In the years of 1875 – 1876 the first building of the Bath House was completed. Today, it is the back section of the quadrangle of buildings (adjacent to the park) where the administration of „SOLANKI” Uzdrowisko Inowrocław is situated. In 1876 the building housed 14 bathrooms intended for brine baths.
The park surrounding the building complex (Park Solankowy) owes its foundation to Lucjan Grabski, a local social and economic activist. Thanks to his initiative and according to his design a French formal garden was established in the park. Initially, it covered one hectare of land and surrounded the Bath House.
A brochure printed to advertise the opening of the health spa stated that „Solanki Inowrocławskie was founded to treat scrofula, rheumatism, skin conditions and women’s diseases”. In 1880, the first treatment facility was opened at Szosa Pakoska (now Narutowicza St.). It was called „Nowy Świat” (New World) and included a hotel, a restaurant and a ballroom with a stage. After World War II, the whole service facility was transferred to the Polish Railways, PKP, and housed the so-called “old sanatorium” until the buildings were demolished in the early 1990s. After the death of Doctor Wilkoński, Solanki Inowrocławskie lost its autonomy. On 9 April 1881 its management board and the municipal council of Inowrocław signed an agreement under which the municipality took over the company. Shortly before the change of ownership the magnificent building of the hydropathic establishment was constructed, now called the Natural Therapy Centre. Soon afterwards, the municipal council leased the spa to Otto Hundsdeorfer, a pharmacist, until 1885 but they did not accept another leaseholder and recovered full control of the property once the leasehold expired.
Other historical sources indicate that the local waters cured the infertility of Judith, a wife of King Władysław Herman and the mother-to-be of the future King Bolesław Krzywousty However, the contemporary spa in Inowrocław was established a few hundred years later, in 1875, by a joint-stock company called Solanki Inowrocławskie (the salt springs of Inowrocław). The enterprise was located in the landed property of Rąbin, purchased from its owner, Doctor Zygmunt Wilkoński. In order to raise necessary funds for the undertaking 300 registered shares were issued at 300 marks each.
In the years of 1875 – 1876 the first building of the Bath House was completed. Today, it is the back section of the quadrangle of buildings (adjacent to the park) where the administration of „SOLANKI” Uzdrowisko Inowrocław is situated. In 1876 the building housed 14 bathrooms intended for brine baths.
The park surrounding the building complex (Park Solankowy) owes its foundation to Lucjan Grabski, a local social and economic activist. Thanks to his initiative and according to his design a French formal garden was established in the park. Initially, it covered one hectare of land and surrounded the Bath House.
A brochure printed to advertise the opening of the health spa stated that „Solanki Inowrocławskie was founded to treat scrofula, rheumatism, skin conditions and women’s diseases”. In 1880, the first treatment facility was opened at Szosa Pakoska (now Narutowicza St.). It was called „Nowy Świat” (New World) and included a hotel, a restaurant and a ballroom with a stage. After World War II, the whole service facility was transferred to the Polish Railways, PKP, and housed the so-called “old sanatorium” until the buildings were demolished in the early 1990s. After the death of Doctor Wilkoński, Solanki Inowrocławskie lost its autonomy. On 9 April 1881 its management board and the municipal council of Inowrocław signed an agreement under which the municipality took over the company. Shortly before the change of ownership the magnificent building of the hydropathic establishment was constructed, now called the Natural Therapy Centre. Soon afterwards, the municipal council leased the spa to Otto Hundsdeorfer, a pharmacist, until 1885 but they did not accept another leaseholder and recovered full control of the property once the leasehold expired.
